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Old Trafford is under consideration to stage the rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves that has finally been agreed for May 31.
Eighty-two days after the bitter rivals fought a nine-round Manchester Arena thriller that ended with Froch stopping his younger opponent in controversial circumstances, they have agreed to meet for a second time.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn views it as the biggest fight in British history and name-checked several major venues as possibilities to host a showdown that Froch starts as odds-on favourite.
Old Trafford and the Emirates Stadium are the leading contenders for Groves' second shot at Froch's WBA and IBF super-middleweight showdown, and Hearn admits the bout had to happen.
"We're in discussion with six or seven stadiums all over the country right now," Hearn told Sky Sports News.
"They are huge stadiums because this is a huge event. We're looking at a crowd of up to 80,000 for this fight.
"We've had discussions with Old Trafford, Wembley, the Emirates Stadium, the City Ground, Twickenham, Cardiff... It's a special fight.
"Over the next week we'll be closing off a deal with one of those big stadiums that we need to cater for this fight.
"I believe this will be the biggest fight in British boxing history and I want to see how big we can make it because it appeals to everybody.
"It was difficult to arrange because there were two egos to deal with, but it would be a travesty if it didn't happen.
"The fact is they don't like each other and they don't do a very good job of hiding that."
The nerve-jangling first encounter saw underdog Groves floor Froch in the opening round and seize a scorecard lead when referee Howard Foster intervened as the resurgent Froch fired a barrage of shots.
Although the tide appeared to have turned against Groves, Foster's decision to step in as the 25-year-old came under pressure was widely condemned for being too early.
It was a spectacular fight that evoked memories of the great Nigel Benn-Chris Eubank-Michael Watson battles of the 1980s, but Froch was subsequently reluctant to grant the rematch.
Hearn stated at the end of last month that negotiations were proving "frustrating", even once the IBF had stepped in to order they clash again.
Froch sought a Las Vegas showdown with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, but public opinion demanded that he faces Groves once more.
"I'm looking forward to shutting George Groves up once and for all and putting him behind," Froch said.
"I've already beaten him, I've already got the win, so I'm chilled and relaxed. He's going to get another pasting.
"I was poor in the first fight. I didn't give him the respect as a fighter and lacked the drive that I had against Lucian Bute and Mikkel Kessler.
"Well, now he has my attention but ultimately it's not going to get any better for George from here.
"He threw the kitchen sink at me that night and I still found a way back in the fight to win."
Groves was jeered as he entered the Manchester Arena last November, but left to wild applause having dominated much of the fight until Foster ended a pulsating nine rounds of action.
"I'm really, really chuffed. I didn't think for one second that Carl Froch would take this fight," Groves said.
"I systematically beat him from round one until round nine and as soon as he had an inkling of beating me, the referee jumped in.
"He's on a hiding to nothing. There's nothing he can take from the last fight that's a positive."


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Police say a Long Island man is accused of filling up at 16 gas stations, then driving away without paying.
Suffolk County Police say that after four months of the free fill-ups, the SUV was found outside a gym in Bay Shore.
Walter Amerbach of Smithtown was awaiting arraignment Wednesday on petit larceny charges.
Information on his attorney was not immediately available.

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NEWPORT CITY – Rep. Duncan Kilmartin of Newport City vows, if re-elected, to put together a coalition of legislators to develop monetary resources to pay off IROC's capital debt."IROC is probably the most significant asset we have in this community," said Kilmartin. "It saves lives. I see the people who are in the pool exercising or in for rehabilitation. I see the people in the weight room. I see the people walking on the track."Kilmartin, who is running for his seventh term, has enjoyed his time as a legislator even though the job can be frustrating at times. There are political agendas that have little respect for the facts, said Kilmartin, who calls himself a very fact-orientated person."There are days when the facts speak one way and the political winds speak another," said Kilmartin. He said he usually stands up to the strong political winds. He tells what he thinks are the correct facts and what the real conclusions are. Later during the interview, he said, "I think I am a person who delves deeply into the facts. I think I connect the dots and I can see where a particular topic, such as agriculture, will relate to manufacturing, will relate to energy."Kilmartin was an early critic of the Agricultural Enterprise Bill, which passed this year. The bill gives incentives to alternative forms of agricultural endeavors. Kilmartin said members of the Agricultural Committee, which he serves on, took his criticism to heart and created a lean, mean bill that targets successful alternative agricultural enterprises. Kilmartin said he is very disturbed about the federal farm bill, which is held up in Congress, because the dairy industry is more than 80 percent of the state's agricultural economy. However, there is a steep decline in the number of farms in the state. "If we don't turn that around, agriculture is going to collapse," said Kilmartin, who is concerned about farms that produce such things as vegetables, because those farms stand behind dairy farms. "If dairy farming continues it's precipitous path, the transition into another agricultural economy is not going to take place."The early childhood development law is one of Kilmartin's accomplishments. The law is aimed at giving private daycare providers the opportunity to provide enriched developmental environments, especially in the more rural areas of the state. However, political agendas undid much of the work legislators did, he said. Kilmartin pointed out that seven out of ten parents are working fulltime, which means many of their children are in some type of daycare, sometimes as much as 60 hours per week."That was the logical place in which to provide enriched development experiences that some call pre-kindergarten education," said Kilmartin. "I chose to use the correct term, which is Early Childhood Development."Kilmartin wants to continue to speak for the middle class, which he said is thin and narrow in the state. He said there are things that Vermonters need to understand.Part of the liberal establishment is starting to recognize that wind power is a fraud. Kilmartin is more concerned with the functionality of wind power more than he is of the aesthetics. He said taxpayers pay for 40 percent of the Lowell Wind Project. The project, said Kilmartin, will increase electric rates by at least 40 percent. "One of the reasons I want to go back is to make sure there are honest voices telling the facts about our energy situation," said Kilmartin.Kilmartin agrees with Judge Gavin Murtha that the fate of Vermont Yankee lies in the hands of the federal government. Killmartin said he has read the documents and that the plant can be operated safely, but there is a lot of misinformation out there. Kilmartin also feels that Vermont has cut its throat in opposing the re-commissioning of the plant because the plant provides inexpensive power.The Current Use Program is being missused, primarily in forests. He said some people who own back land are paying 20 percent of their taxes while others are paying 80 percent, because the people who pay 20 percent have enough land to put it in forest current use.Kilmartin feels there is too much preserved land in Vermont that's not available for the market while the state has a shrinking agricultural and forest base. The Champion Land deal, said Kilmartin, destroyed the logging economy of Essex County.Government already controls too much of the lives of people, said Kimartin. He said Vermonters have no realistic choices and no fundamental liberties when it comes to healthcare.Kilmartin likes the way Jay Peak Resort raised its funding through the EB-5 program, because the money coming into the country is U.S. dollars to begin with. Tourism is not the answer to the economic situation, but companies like the biotech center are.Kilmartin would like to see school choice for primary and secondary schools. He is also concerned that kids, once they graduate from school, leave Vermont because they cannot afford to stay in the state.Kilmartin, a well-known Newport City lawyer who retired earlier this year, has two grown daughters and three grandchildren. He is married to Gail Kilmartin who taught for 25 years at North Country Union Junior High School.


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Thus, I was elated to hear that Viking/Penguin was bringing out a new edition of The Book of Imaginary Beings, translated by Andrew Hurley (who translated the Collected Fictions) and illustrated by Peter Sis.
I was about to write a review of the book when Michael Dirda's review appeared in the Washington Post and said just about everything I would have said, and more. (Dirda's far more knowledgeable about bestiaries than I am. You'd think that I'd know more, since a longtime friend of mine created the roleplaying game sourcebook GURPS Bestiary, but, well, much as I try to know everything, I must admit that there are some
The book is a delight to read, a joy to dip into for a few pages, then put back on the shelf and, later, return to for a few more pages. It easily becomes addictive, though -- it's not difficult to say, "Oh, I'll just read one more entry, and one more, and..." until the book is exhausted, and you are, too. One of the marvels of the book is its eclecticism. It is not a comprehensive book by any means, and at times the choice of beings and the choice of information presented about them can seem almost random, like a raid on a library rather than a research trip. Personally, I prefer that approach to a vaster one, at least in this instance, because it makes the book feel like a conversation with a slightly dotty, but utterly engaging, old scholar.
There is a useful note by the translator at the end that explains some of the history of the book's various editions, and some new notes have been provided to show Borges's textual borrowings. Some of Borges's own interpretations of the history and mythology seem as imaginary as the beings, which is part of the fun, but the notes are helpful for people who want to parse the balderdash amdst the balderdash.
One thing Dirda points out that also occurred to me is that we don't know from the material provided in the book what Margarita Guerrero's contribution was -- the title page lists the book as by Jorge Luis Borges "with Margarita Guerrero", but we tend to speak of the book as if it were Borges's own, I expect because he's the renowned writer. (I'll try to do some research and see what I can uncover about the collaboration.)
I'll leave you with a tiny excerpt, one entry from the book:
Descartes tells us that monkeys could talk if they wanted to, but they have decided to keep silent so that humans will not force them to work. The Bushmen of South Africa believe that there was a time when all animals could talk. Hochigan hated animals; one day it disappeared, taking the gift of speech with it.


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NC woman sentenced in $2.2 million Medicaid fraud
A North Carolina woman is heading to federal prison for her role in a nearly $2.2 million Medicaid fraud scheme.
Prosecutors announced Thursday that Andetra Michelle Sampson was sentenced to 5 years confinement followed by 3 years of supervised release.
The 39-year-old Lumberton woman pleaded guilty last year to filing false billings to the Medicaid program for mental health services to children that were never provided. Sampson was the principal owner and manager for Country Layne Day Treatment, located in Pembroke.
Following her arrest, authorities seized $300,000 in property Sampson purchased with the proceeds of the fraud, including what authorities described as a "fleet" of recreational vehicles and rare custom motorcycles.


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In the midst of a frighteningly successful domestic run, "Paranormal Activity" is about to test its appeal in international territories.
Licensed to independent distribs around the world by IM Global at last year's American Film Market, "Paranormal" is also seeing interest in local-language remakes.
Russia, Spain and several Asian territories have already licensed or are licensing local-language remake and sequel rights.
Paramount, which distributes domestically, has worldwide rights to an English-language sequel.
With much of the interest in the low-budget thriller being scared up via U.S.-based Websites, overseas distribs are hoping B.O. results can approach the $100 million-plus that "The Blair Witch Project" grossed internationally.
On Halloween night, "Paranormal" will begin showing in the U.K. with midnight screenings to help build buzz, much like Paramount did during the first October frame in the States. Icon is planning to go wide in Blighty in mid-November.
Warners will open it the following weekend in Russia; next, Svensk takes the pic into Scandinavia on Nov. 13, Wild Bunch into Germany on Nov. 19. "Paranormal" hits Spain (On Pictures), South Korea (Korea Screen) and Latin America (Playarte) on Nov. 27, while the movie bows in Australia (Icon), France (Wild Bunch) and Italy (Filmauro) in the first December frame.
As usual, Japan will be the last major market to open, with Presidio launching the pic in April.
The micro-budgeted "Paranormal" was sold worldwide within 48 hours at the AFM last year after the sales agent –concerned over the film's lack of traction within Paramount at the time — showed the film to a recruited audience of 300 teenagers along with six rows of international distributors.
"It was one of those all-too-rare cases where the foreign distributors were convinced they had a hit a movie no matter what happened in the U.S.," recalled IM Global topper Stuart Ford. "Needless to say they're all now thrilled with what Paramount has done with the film with a terrific viral campaign. It's a great example of how much more effective the Internet can be compared to other advertising media when a movie really captures the imagination of the online community worldwide."
As a result of the breakout success in the U.S. — with $63.4 million in less than a month — most international markets will not require the three-week platform release that Par engineered. Ford said a week or two of midnight and word of mouth screenings will be enough for most of the distributors before accelerating into a wide local release.
Director Oren Peli and producer Jason Blum are setting off on a European and Asian publicity tour as soon as Peli's "Area 51" — which hasn't landed at a studio yet — wraps in a few weeks, following its shoot in Utah.
Ford believes there's hope within the overseas community that the film can hit studio-level box office internationally while infusing cash into the independent sector.
"There's a groundswell of good will towards the movie even amongst distributors who missed out on it," he added. "Successes like 'Paranormal' generate cash and confidence that spreads throughout the independent field."
The "Paranormal" feel-good factor could help juice AFM next week as well, where IM Global is selling worldwide rights to "Area 51."
"It would be nice if we're on the verge of seeing a whole Oren Peli industry take flight," Ford said. "But for now, it's rewarding just to see a breakout indie movie doing huge box office here and to anticipate what the film's worldwide performance might be."


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Horoscopes for week of November 4, 2004
No one knows you better than you do, Aries. But maybe you'll be inspired to dig up even more self-knowledge in the coming week if you tune in to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
On a song from his multi-platinum album, Get Rich or Die Trying, hip-hop artist 50 Cent sings, "I'm into having sex, I ain't into making love." Your assignment, Taurus, is to do the opposite: Be into making love, not having sex. What? You say you already do that all the time? Well I'd like to suggest that like most of us, you still have a lot to learn about making love with your heart completely open and your mind full of innocent wonder. There's more you could do to bestow blessings and invoke the divine presence while in your intimate embraces. Are you brave and humble enough to go to the next level? (P.S. If you don't have a partner, work solo.)
Hungry for more inspiration, Taurus? Curious about the unfolding mysteries? For more juicy details about your destiny in the coming week, check out your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
For years, the walls of many public restrooms were inscribed with the graffiti, "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." Recently, my Gemini friend Ross made it his mission to spread a mutated version of that meme. He has personally decorated scores of bathroom walls with the saying, "A Gemini needs emotions like a fish needs a bicycle." He thinks your tribe can function just fine without the messy complications that emotions bring. I disagree. Though you certainly don't need to wallow in the swampy tumult that some people seem addicted to, you do periodically require the humanizing effect of deep, mysterious, overwhelming feelings. This is one of those times.
Your destiny is a gorgeous mystery, Gemini. Your soul is awakening more every day. The secrets of life are ripening right in front of your eyes. For more clues, consider checking out your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
If you're fully alive, the answer to the question, "What is the meaning of life?" keeps evolving. Last century's or last year's truth can't possibly be true for the person you are changing into. So what's the answer for you these days? Only you can decide, of course, but I'll offer a suggestion based on my astrological analysis. It's from philosopher Tom Morris. "The meaning of life," he says, "is creative love. Not love as an inner feeling, not as a private sentimental emotion, but love as a dynamic power moving out into the world and doing something original."
What greater adventure is there than exploring the enigmas of your unique destiny, Cancerian? For more hints about the week ahead, listen to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
Legendary underwater explorer Sylvia Earle was named a "Hero of the Planet" by Time magazine in recognition of her pioneering efforts to preserve marine sanctuaries. Because she holds so many diving records and has spent so many hours submerged in the ocean, she is known as "Her Deepness." You should consider making this practical idealist your role model in the coming weeks, Leo. Her adventures are perfect metaphors for the work you should pursue: bold excursions into the intriguing abyss; devoted cultivation of the beauty that lies below; and in-depth care for your life's submerged mysteries. (P.S. Do you mind if I refer to you as "Your Deepness"?)
Where do you want to go in the coming week, Leo? Who do you want to be? For more clues, tune in to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
If you'd like to be in harmony with cosmic rhythms, Virgo, spend quality time thinking about the future of your education. I'm not just referring to plans for school. You should ruminate about which people you'd like to learn from and how to hone your listening skills. You should take inventory of what subjects excite your curiosity and what training you'll need to fulfill your dreams. I also urge you to freshen up your mind by emptying it of at least ten of your entrenched opinions. Now write this gem from William Butler Yeats on a piece of paper, and carry it with you till December 1: "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
Life will bring you entertaining revelations in the coming week, Virgo. To explore even deeper, dive into your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's best-known novel, was not the author's first choice as a title. He wanted to call it Trimalchio in West Egg, but was overruled by an editor. Similarly, Gone with the Wind was originally Tomorrow Is Another Day. Valley of the Dolls was They Don't Build Statues to Businessmen. And my book The Televisionary Oracle was initially called A Feminist Man's Guide to Picking Up Women. I hope that hearing of these shifts inspires you to rename your own life story, Libra. The events of recent months have changed your long-term plot lines so much that you really do need a new title.
Want more clues, Libra? Need further insight? I discuss your coming week in greater depth in your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
"A new idea is delicate," wrote author Charles Brower. "It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow." And that's exactly why you should be so protective of your fresh approaches and budding innovations this week, Scorpio. They may ultimately evolve into breathtaking brainstorms if they're given room to grow. Don't discuss them with anyone except sensitive people who respect you.
Need a few more whacks applied to your mental blocks in the coming week, Scorpio? A few more caresses administered to your growing edge? Cruise on over to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
"This is what I believe," wrote D.H. Lawrence. "That my soul is a dark forest. That my known self will never be more than a little clearing in the forest. That gods come forth from the forest into the clearing of my known self, and then go back. That I must have the courage to let them come and go. That I will try always to recognize and submit to them." I'm hoping this passage inspires you in two ways, Sagittarius. First, you're in especially close touch with the deepest sources of your life, so it's an excellent time to write your own creed, beginning with the phrase "This is what I believe." Secondly, more gods than usual are coming forth into the clearing of your known self, and they're uncommonly willing to give you juicy clues. Pay close attention to their whispers and screams.
Got enough clues to chew on for a while, Sagittarius? If you need more, give yourself the luxury of your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
"True beauty doesn't reveal itself until the winds of time have had their say," says graphic designer Todd Dominey. "Beauty is in the cracks, the worn spots, and the imperfect lines." Your assignment, Capricorn, is to be on high alert for this phenomenon. In fact, I urge you to avoid being seduced by fresh shiny beauty. It would distract you from the more hard-to-find stuff-the worn, imperfect, cracked beauty that alone can feed your soul right now.
Want to explore the coming week even further, Capricorn? Dig deeper? Feel stronger? Consider tuning in to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
Conventional wisdom says the best problems are those that place us under duress. There's supposedly no gain without pain; stress allegedly helps us call on resources that have been previously dormant. I partly agree. But I also believe that pain frequently generates no gain. We can easily get addicted to mediocre problems that drag on and on without rousing our sleeping genius. There is, furthermore, another class of problem-let's call it the delightful dilemma--that neither feeds on nor generates angst. On the contrary, the delightful dilemma is fun and invigorating, and blooms when we're feeling at home in the world. Imagine a life for yourself, Aquarius, in which the majority of your quandaries match this profile. Try out the theory that your most useful problems come when joy is your predominant state of mind.
What greater adventure is there than exploring the enigmas of your unique destiny, Aquarius? For more hints about the week ahead, listen to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
Leo Alard was the first Hispanic to become an Episcopalian bishop in the U.S. His pioneer spirit emerged early on. As a young priest in the 1960s, he headed a racially integrated parish in Cattahoochee, Florida. The bigots of the KKK didn't look favorably on his work, and on one occasion they burned a cross on the church lawn. Alard, who was supervising a youth group on that particular night, brought the class out and had everyone toast marshmallows over the fire. I urge you to regard Alard as your hero in the coming week, Pisces, and imitate his genius. Capitalize fiercely on every apparent setback, making full use of playful humor and resourceful unpredictability.
How much do you want to know about your destiny in the coming week, Pisces? How far do you dare to go? For more insight into your shimmering, undulating fate, tune in to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
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Earlier this month, The Next Food Network Star season five finale shocked some people when Bel-Air real estate agent Jeffrey Saad lost to stay-at-home Texas mom (and almost eerily Sandra Lee-reminiscent) Melissa d'Arabian. But based on the fourth season's results (when runner-up Adam Gertler landed a show in addition to the actual winner Aaron "Big Daddy" McCargo, Jr.) it's no big shocker that Saad wound up with his own little show himself.
The Spice Smuggler is just online—at least for now. The name was clearly a riff on the The Ingredient Smuggler, Saad's pilot for his hopeful show in TNFNS's final episode. (Food Network was not going to let the opportunity to use smuggler slip!) In each of the four-ish minute webisodes, Saad spotlights a spice then prepares a dish with it. So far he's focused on anise seed, smoked paprika, garam masala, and five-spice powder. Maybe the sixth season will finally call itself The Next Food Network Star(s).
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A Toast to Old Man Ludo
I am one of those people who, when pressed, will admit to being a skeptic and pessimist; that I believe, overall, the world is full of terrible beings.
While people can be wonderful in moments, I still think we encounter more negative spirits than positive ones. Or at the very least, tend to show each other our more selfish sides than sharing our giving, loving selves.
There are few things (and I mean a trickle in the stream) in this world that always reminded me that we're not all lost in this bungled existence. At the top of the list was Ludo.
I've had many dogs throughout my life, but this creature was different. He was some strange little benevolent gentleman in a furry body; my touchstone whenever I had just about given up on hoping the universe would redeem itself.
Today we took the old man for his last car ride. Before heading to our final destination, we stopped at his favourite place in the world (besides home): a leaf-lined path through the woods up north. We didn't stay long or travel far, but even in the short stroll he was able to take in his weakened state, he seemed more alive than he has the past few weeks (though still heartbreakingly ill). Or maybe more at peace than he has been.
Death is sad, yes. And losing a creature you've a bond with is devastating. But more than that, the world moves on, not knowing it's lost one of the few lights in the gloom. So today, in my own small way with this post, I wanted to make sure as many people as possible knew that one of those lights has been extinguished.
So raise a glass to the old man. Bid him a deserved farewell. Toast all things and people that bring light into our lives. And tonight I'll light a candle because my world has gotten noticeably darker.
Salud, Old Man Ludo!
Salud, Old Man Ludo!
We have two geriatric kitties
Both close to 15. Hope we can find a way to send them off that is half as dignified and respectful as you did for Ludo. My sympathies and my complements.
Good dog, Ludo
Good dog.
So Sorry...
I'm so very sorry.
{{HUGS}} for you. He was a
{{HUGS}} for you. He was a grand old man! I just lost one of my purr-babies yesterday to an illness he was hiding from me - so my heart totally cries with you!
Farewell Ludo!
May he be as blessed and wonderful on his next adventure as he was on this one! *hugs*
Sorry to hear about the
Sorry to hear about the passing of old man Ludo. We'll pass along some extra lovings from our 2 pooches your way!
oh, I'm so sorry...I'm
oh, I'm so sorry...I'm sitting here crying for your loss because I know what a terrible empty feeling it is when these wonderful furry companions of ours must go on to the next place without us. sending you so very much sympathy and many big hugs. take care. he was adorable!
So sorry!
We just lost our kitty last year, so I know what you're going through!
It's never easy losing a pet, especially one so special. :( Sending hugs and good vibes your way.
This is very sad news. I was informed of your loss when I got in late last night and it broke my heart, especially because I truly believed that Ludo was going to rebound, if only just for a little while longer. You have honored his memory well here in this post and I hope you and your Mom find solace very soon. Words at this time always seem to fall short, so I will leave you with a hug.
Sorry for your loss
thank you for sharing Mr. Ludo and what he meant to you. While is no longer with you, he will never be forgotten. That is his legacy, and what I hope you will remember - if there was one light such as him, surely there must be more out there. Its up to you to find them.
I am so sorry. Two years ago
I am so sorry. Two years ago, we had to go through this experience with my sweet Ellie Mae. I'm brokenhearted again for Ludo.
So sorry....
...to hear of your loss. Reading your post and the responses brings tears to my eyes for I, too, like so many others, have taken a well-loved pet on that final ride. We were blessed with the entertaining (and occasionally annoying:) ) companionship of our cat Rachel for 18 years and our dog Jessie for 15. They entered our lives as babies, enriched our existence, and served as examples of the joys of unconditional love. I'm grateful for the many years I had with them and, in a funny way, equally grateful for the strength to be there with each of them when they passed.
Here's to Ludo and the light he brought to your life. We share in your grief and loss, and also in the hope that a new light will brighten your life.
That was both beautiful and
That was both beautiful and heart-breaking. My sympathies.
Hard to understand
Our pets are more than pets. They're our guide posts and treasured family members. They show us so much love, that it's hard for us to comprehend. If people could show devotion and loyalty even a tenth as well as a good dog, there would be no problems in this world. It's not fair that their lives are so much shorter than ours. It hurts so much when we lose one of these cherished souls. But, at least we had the privilege of knowing such a glorious being. For a short time, they open their hearts to us and make us better people. They show us what we can become when we love. There are lots of horrible things in this world, but that just makes the good things that much better. I'm sorry for the pain you feel for Ludo, but remember that will fade over time. The love never goes away.
Bye Ludo!
Just wanted to say that I thought it was really cool of you guys to bring him to the path for a last walk. It must have been heartbreaking for you, but I'm sure he enjoyed it! Bye Ludo.
I'm so glad he got to walk in his favorite place, and was loved by wonderful people like yourself and your family.
How many of us can say the same?
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Edinboro University has been a center for bioethics since the beginning of the discipline in 1969. Dr. James F. Drane began work in bioethics at Edinboro University that year after returning from a trip around the world, researching public policies in different cultures on ethical issues in medicine. Since then, he has worked to promote bioethics in the U.S. and Latin America. In 2002, he was named one of the founders of the discipline of bioethics at The International Bioethics Conference in Brasilia. Dr. Drane has authored 20 books. More Humane Medicine: A Liberal Catholic Bioethics received the outstanding Book of the Year Award, 2004, from Independent Publishers. It was named "Best Health Book."
The James F. Drane Bioethics Institute is designed to continue his work in bioethics at Edinboro University and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. It reflects the commitment of Edinboro University to strengthen the bonds between medicine and morality, science and ethics.
The James F. Drane Institute gives concrete form to the relationship between medicine and ethics. It is dedicated to promoting this relationship in society and in university disciplines. Issues of medicine are related to diverse academic disciplines because health is a pervasive concern in today's western culture. Health and medical treatments today are what salvation and religious belief were in medieval times.
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Thanks to two major X factors -- the fiscal cliff and new bank capitalization standards -- 2013 could be the most eventful period for the banking industry since the crisis years of 2008 and 2009.
Due to its historically low interest rates, the banking environment since the Great Recession has been kinder to borrowers than depositors. That could change in 2013, but not because savers are likely to see higher bank yields. Instead, borrowers may encounter their own tough spot as lending standards tighten, which could result from a number of events.
Beyond this, several issues threaten to bring major changes to other realms of banking. Here are eight key things to watch.
1. The regulatory tightrope
U.S. banking regulators recently delayed implementing Basel III bank capital requirements, which were due to go into effect on January 1, 2013. These are international standards for the reserves that banks need to keep on hand to cushion themselves against market fluctuations. Higher reserves make the banking system safer, but they could also restrict the ability of banks to lend. How regulators walk this divide could have a profound effect on either the stability of banks or the availability of loans -- or both. Would-be borrowers take note: You might want to get your loan before new standards are put in place.
2. The online rate war
Bank rates generally have been falling, but online banks recently have bucked the trend by actively competing with one another to offer higher rates. Ally Bank, American Express and CIT Bank are all examples of online institutions offering savings account rates of around 1 percent. The MoneyRates America's Best Rates survey found that online bank rates turned upward in the third quarter of 2012, and if these banks continue to compete with one another, savers in these accounts could benefit from higher savings and money market rates in 2013.
3. The continued rise of fees
A slow business environment and more complex regulations are leading many banks to raise fees, and free checking is becoming more scarce, according to the latest MoneyRates.com Bank Fees Survey. For now though, online banks are a notable exception to the trend toward higher fees.
4. The widening gap between traditional and online banks
The reason online banks are able to offer higher rates and lower fees is that they have a significant cost advantage over traditional banks that support extensive branch systems. Nothing is going to change that financial reality in 2013, so expect the gap between traditional and online banks to continue to grow as online institutions move to press their advantage.
5. The expiration of unlimited NIBTA insurance
As part of the Dodd-Frank Act, unlimited insurance was temporarily provided for non-interest-bearing transaction accounts (NIBTAs), which includes most checking accounts. This unlimited insurance is set to expire at the end of 2012. This not only means that amounts above $250,000 in NIBTAs will no longer be covered, but also that such amounts will now be combined with savings and other accounts that the depositor has at the same bank for determining the insurance limit. This could cause some wealthy and business customers to do some redistribution of accounts in late 2012 or early 2013.
6. The march of consolidation
The acquisition of ING Direct by Capital One will become effective in 2013. While this is not your typical bank acquisition -- the combined entity is expected to be the fifth largest in deposits in the U.S. -- it is perhaps the poster child for a trend of consolidation that you can expect to see more of in 2013. Customers often don't like the changes that come when their bank is taken over, and some ING customers have protested the deal. However, with more than 7,000 FDIC-insured institutions trying to adapt to new business and regulatory realities, expect continued bank consolidation in 2013.
7. The disappearance of neighborhood branches
Even when banks don't merge, look for them to save money by cutting down on the number of branches. As electronic banking has gained traction, the scope of many branch systems has become obsolete. This type of fundamental business change can have sweeping effects. For example, beginning in the mid-1990s, the number of gasoline stations in the U.S. declined by 19 percent in just 13 years -- the result of tightening margins for station owners. Given that banking no longer has to be conducted in person, the reduction in the number of bank branches could follow an even steeper decline.
8. The ascent of fiscal policy
Forget Fed watching. The fiscal cliff is the No. 1 X factor for 2013. Averting a crisis could lead to a stronger economy and higher bank rates, while failure to do so could plunge the economy back into recession. All of this attention on fiscal policy may lead to a continued focused on government spending for the rest of the year.
Change is the primary theme running through most of these issues, which signals that many banks may struggle to stick to a business-as-usual approach in the year ahead. That means that even customers who have been happy with their accounts for years may find themselves looking for a new bank in 2013.
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Randal Trent Gaines, 51, of Novelty, Missouri, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.
Trent was born on April 29, 1961, the son of Waldo Graydon and Edra Janice McGlothlin Gaines.
He attended the Novelty Elementary and graduated from the Knox County High School in the Class of 1979.
On June 23, 1984, in Kirksville, Missouri, Trent married Trudy Irene Pickett and to this union two children were born.
Trent worked a number of years at Standard Register as a press operator, worked on the line at Adair Foods both of Kirksville, Missouri, and most recently was employed at Cardwell Lumber near Novelty, Missouri.
He was a member of the Locust Hill Community Church, of Locust Hill, Missouri, and had been a member of the Edina Masonic Lodge, Columbia Valley Scottish Rite, Moila Shrine Temple of St. Joseph, Missouri, the El Kadir Shrine Club of Kirksville, Missouri, where he served as past president, and the Baring Country Club. Trent enjoyed life, spending time with family, especially his granddaughter, Lucy, and his friends.
Trent is survived by a son, Graydon and his wife Ashley Gaines of Shelbina, Missouri; a daughter, Danielle and her husband John Sanders of Kirksville, Missouri; a granddaughter, Lucy Gene Sanders; his mother and step-father, Edra and her husband Weldon Beach of Leonard, Missouri; twin brother, Roland Brent and his wife Kim Gaines of Shelbyville, Missouri; sister, Walla and her husband Eric DeRosear of Kahoka, Missouri and Lora and her husband Bobby Pfanner of Monroe City, Missouri; a niece, Katie Simmons of Monroe City, Missouri; a nephew, Scott and his wife La'Costa Gaines and their sons, Jagger and Daxon of Shelbyville, Missouri; along with numerous cousins and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Waldo Gaines on September 22, 1991 and a nephew, Joel DeRosear on August 28, 2007.
Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 26, 2012, at the Doss Funeral Home in Edina, Missouri.
Visitation will be after 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 25, 2012, with the family receiving friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Leonard Cemetery in Leonard, Missouri.
Pastor Tresia Griffith will officiate and Casket Bearers will be Byron Harder, Loren Harder, Mike Stauffer, John Morton, Bret Johnson and Gary Kaser.
An expression of sympathy in memory of Trent Gaines may be left to the Leonard Cemetery Association. A memorial may be left at or mailed to the Doss Funeral Home 208 N. 4th Street, Edina, Missouri 63537.


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Oh, Behave!
Getting in touch with your inner parent.
Ann Hulbert has just published a history of child-rearing expertise, Raising America: Experts, Parents, and a Century of Advice About Children. Curious to find out whether she has learned anything practical from her explorations, some of Slate's staff turned to Sandbox with their questions about down-to-earth dilemmas facing up-to-date parents.
Dear Sandbox,
What's the bottom line on childproofing? When my now 1-year-old started crawling, I bought all those kitchen cabinet and toilet locks and that ugly gray rubber stuff that you're supposed to line every sharp edge with. But then I took the locks off because I could never figure out how to open them, and he pulled the gray stuff off, thinking that it existed to be waved around. Now he moves through an unprotected world, and with my careful attention, he seems to be getting a basic sense of what he can fiddle with safely and what he needs to avoid—though, of course, I have to run after him all the time to make sure he doesn't slip up. My husband thinks it's great that we're defying the childproofing Nazis. I wonder: Is exposing my child to the dangers of life a way to instill in him a more acute awareness of the real world, or am I just rationalizing my failure as a mother and making more work for myself?
—Panting in Pelham
Dear Panting in Pelham,
Eighty years ago, the behaviorist John B. Watson emerged as America's childproofing pioneer and proposed erecting an electric fence around untouchable household objects. The current padded-cell approach, Sandbox agrees, marks a dubious advance—all that rubber stuff incites babies to wanton destruction, and those locks drive parents nuts. But what would we do without unwieldy expert cures that help us see that our child-rearing ills are perhaps not so dire after all?
You might as well face it: Whether or not you adorn your house with the latest protective paraphernalia, your toddler is going to discover the world's dangers (and allures) and run you ragged in the process. He'll head for the electrical outlets, and you'll charge after him—even if the little socket covers are on, and even if he isn't waving a fork (which Sandbox trusts you keep out of reach). Of course he isn't going to get fried, but you've still got to convey the don't-mess-with-that message.
Dr. Spock has the bottom line on the best way to do that. "Don't say 'No' in a challenging voice from across the room," the doctor advises. "This gives him a choice. He says to himself, 'Shall I be a mouse and do as she says, or shall I be a man and grab the lamp cord?' " Instead, whisk him away from mischief with some matter-of-fact "No"s.
In short, don't be a mouse or unduly fierce; be in touch with your inner boss—and be aware that when your son gets bruised or worse (or rips up your books), you'll find some way to blame yourself (and your husband), no matter how much childproofing you did or didn't do.
Dear Sandbox,
I've been trying to get my 2-and-a-half-year-old son to brush his own teeth before going to bed. My wife prefers to do the brushing for him, and she tends to put the question to him in a way that encourages him to have her do it rather than do it himself. My argument is that he doesn't like people poking around in his space and that it's better for kids to learn to do things for themselves when possible. My wife's argument is that he's too young to brush competently and needs help. What's your view?
—Dental Debater
Dear Dental Debater,
Sandbox's view is that you should leave this kind of arguing to the child-rearing experts, who love to turn daily routines into large-scale debates about autonomy and dependency—and who for a century have set inordinate store by parental consistency (while showing little of it themselves). Let your wife do it her way. She's clearly a pro at the latest communication techniques, offering choices (should mommy brush, or does he want to try?) rather than issuing commands. Count yourself lucky your son isn't howling at the sink but welcomes her help. And keep doing it your way when it's your turn for tooth-brushing duty: Together you and he can enjoy feeling you're not mama's boys. He'll just be poking around in his mouth, not properly cleaning, but given fluoride (and his mothers' efforts), Sandbox thinks an honest dentist would join her in telling you (and your wife) not to worry.
Dear Sandbox,
How do you raise a confident kid without producing a monster? The tryouts for American Idol—where the young adult contestants argued with the judges, boasted about having their name in lights after they were just awful (sang off-key, forgot words, etc.)—left me wondering how all these kids get such a strong sense of self and whether it's too much: They seem almost oblivious to reality. Is it a result of hyper-parenting—endless assurances to kids that they're the be-all and end-all? Is it an advantage?
—Idol Wonderer
Dear Idol Wonderer,
The syndrome you discuss invites a label: Attention Surplus Hyperactivity Disorder. And while we're at it, why not diagnose it as the peculiar malady of a media-saturated, celebrity-besotted (and pharmaceutically extroverted) era. Ubiquitous video cameras, closets full of athletic "trophies," bleachers packed with cheering parents, "star of the week" charts, and "proud to be me" exercises at school: Kids these days spend no end of time in the spotlight. We may stress that they're learning the confidence and poise required in our interactive world (as they no doubt are). But we also shouldn't be surprised when children—the most imitative animals on earth—perform just like the hyper-self-conscious and exhibitionistic pros they've watched during hours of screen time ever since they could sit up.
And we shouldn't expect some easy remedy. Long before media overload, in a 1903 article called "Showing Off and Bashfulness as Phases of Self-Consciousness," America's great-grandfather expert, the psychologist and promoter of "child study" G. Stanley Hall, expressed concern about showoffs in particular. The "poser and attitudinizer [whose] individuality remains undeveloped" might become all too common in the sophisticated, complicated modern world, he feared. But he had no ready cures—except to urge parents to become more self-conscious about children's developing self-consciousness, which of course meant paying them ever more attention.
We see where that's gotten us. Even the head of the National Association for Self-Esteem in Normal, Ill., worried recently that if "your self-worth is built on a false reality … it's not healthy." Dr. Hall was right, "ensuring the development of a normal, sure self-respect free from too great self-depreciation on the one hand and any excess of self-assertion on the other is one of the most difficult" challenges. Sandbox endorses what looks like the new trend: an old-fashioned emphasis on encouraging a kid's hard work, rather than her every move and inner "me."
Dear Sandbox,
My shy 2-and-a-half-year-old much prefers playing at home with my wife and me, her nanny, and her grandparents to going to nursery school and being with other kids (especially boisterous ones). All the books I have been reading suggest this kind of reserve is hard-wired and that she is likely to grow up into a shy child and adult. My question is: Should we make her go to nursery school, even though we know it makes her uncomfortable, on the grounds that she must eventually learn how to engage with the world? Or should we allow her to happily play alone or with the few adults she trusts?
—Wary in Washington
Dear Wary in Washington,
Give her a dose of Inderal, and pack her off to nursery school. Just kidding: Relax, and let her keep puttering in a corner of the classroom, away from the rowdy kids. Presumably she's more or less acclimated. (If she were traumatized, Sandbox trusts you'd have removed her long since.) And why not allow her, of all children, a very gradual warm-up to kindergarten?
The current fuss about school readiness dates back to the interwar expert Dr. Arnold Gesell, who coined the term "preschooler" ("run-about" was the phrase in the rural old days) and bequeathed us a mixed message. He helped popularize the importance of the "guidance nursery" tailored to children's stage-by-stage growth, beginning as early as possible; he also worried that many kids were sent on to "real" school too soon and introduced the Gesell School Readiness Test for prospective kindergarteners. On balance, the solicitous developmental ethos has served kids well—even, or especially, those who used to be called the "clinging-vine variety." Plenty of parents, though, seem to have been turned into nervous wrecks in the process.
During her few hours a week of school, your shy flower is probably under the protective eye of teachers primed by Gesell (and many others since) to appreciate the "considerable variation not only from child to child but also within a single child from day to day." The problem is that the same Gesellian emphasis on formative early milestones in maturation leads parents (and testers) to forget just that flux and flexibility. You see in the seed of your flower her ultimate fate. But vines grow unpredictably up and around what's in their path. Though your daughter probably won't end up on American Idol, she'll surprise you—who knows, maybe she'll be a readier mingler by the fall, and then you'll kick yourself for giving up her spot.
Dear Sandbox,
I have a sibling rivalry question. My two kids, especially my younger daughter, are constantly saying, "That's not fair." I've tried explaining that "it is too" fair. I've tried saying that the little unfairnesses of life even out and that she'll soon get something her big brother doesn't get. I've tried a parody version: "That's not fair—you put soap in your brother's eye but not in mine." That one at least gets a laugh. I've tried saying (a la Jimmy Carter), "Life is unfair." That just makes me look like a jerk (just as it made Carter look like a jerk).
I know I can't eliminate the primal emotions of sibling rivalry. But I'd like to hear about it less. How can I turn my complaining daughter into King Lear's sweet Cordelia?
—Weary Lear
Dear Weary Lear,
To judge by your litany of responses, you've somehow managed to miss the bible on sibling bickering, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish's Siblings Without Rivalry, which came out in 1987 (a successor to their How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk). Their trademark empathetic response? "I know, it's hard when your brother gets something and you don't, isn't it?" The core of their strategy is to acknowledge, rather than deny, your kids' jealous feelings—and then work at showing that you give "uniquely, in terms of each child's legitimate needs," rather than "equally with measured amounts."
I know, the "I feel your pain" gambit sounds gimmicky and/or fine in theory but sure to fall flat in practice. (It also has a Clintonian ring, Sandbox realizes.) But try some version of it. Your empathy won't sound phony (you're probably still nursing sibling resentments of your own, right?), and some parental attention to their feelings is what kids are after in the first place—and what you feel guilty for seeming to fail to provide; they'll appreciate it, and so will you. How you proceed from there gets trickier, of course, and depends on what's "not fair" at the moment—but please, King Lear is no role model at all! On the contrary, he's the cautionary example: the dad who set sisters at odds with each other—and with him—precisely by demanding that love be measured and duly rewarded.
Dear Sandbox,
My 5-year-old daughter is headstrong. I say, "OK, sweetie, time for bed." She says, "No." I say, "I'll lie down with you for a while, and we can talk." She says, "No." Half an hour later, after all the pleading and commanding, she's still saying "No" or creeping out of her room. I drag her kicking and screaming to her room and close the door; she fights to come out. I recently put a lock on the door for "timeouts," but I'm reluctant to use it at bedtime: That seems Dickensian. And anyway, if she has bedtime issues, I want to work on them with her. I'm not going to lock her in a dark room. Then again, at 10:30 p.m., when my wife and I haven't had a moment to ourselves all day ... without force, I just don't know what we're supposed to do with a determinedly defiant child. I say, "No ice cream tomorrow," but that's tomorrow.
—Mad in Manhattan
Dear Mad in Manhattan,
You've raised the two parenting topics—"bedtime issues" and discipline—that frenetic working mothers and fathers consider hottest these days (perhaps unaware that experts and parents have worried throughout the century about whether or not to rock the baby and whether or not to spare the rod).
Sandbox will start by echoing with Dr. Spock's familiar refrain: "When in doubt, consult your own doctor" or a professional who might be able to tell you whether your daughter is suffering from nighttime fears that go beyond a standard discipline problem. But Sandbox won't stop with that rather waffly response. She'll go ahead and do what she proposes you might try: Dip into the tough-talking "parent-centered" expertise that for decades has provided a complement to the "child-centered" perspective that you (and Sandbox) naturally gravitate to.
Ask yourself the counterintuitive questions that the brusque Bruno Bettelheim posed to parents he judged permissive. Does your naysaying daughter perhaps need a firmer sense of her own autonomy? And might more clear-cut authority from you, rather than simply more empathy, help her achieve it?
Then, to help you wield authority, try turning to one of the "disciples of discipline," as the current conservative brand of popular parenting gurus have been called. The in-your-face tone of John Rosemond's attack on parental wussiness may well grate—Because I Said So! is the title of one of his very successful books. But you don't need to become a by-the-book convert to learn something from the spirit of a Rosemondian remedy. (As Dr. Spock said, "Don't be overawed by the experts.")
For a crisis like yours, he'd recommend something along these lines: Sit your daughter down and stun her with a new bedtime rule: Tell her that if she isn't lying in bed quietly, alone, by 8:30 p.m., she'll have no television, no computer time, and no ice cream for two weeks, and you'll add on a day for every night she disobeys. (The fine print is, of course, yours to determine—what hour, which privileges, how long, etc.—but the point is to be decisive and draconian.) Say you'll give her a night to show you that such an unfun arrangement won't be necessary. (Rosemond would probably skip this nicety and perhaps endorse a tactic you've ruled out: an I-mean-business, attention-getting swat.) When she says "No" and is still making scenes at 8:35 p.m., be as good as your word—which Sandbox guarantees you'll discover is very hard. But whenever you're tempted to give in, tell her—and yourself—"Sorry, I can't break the rule." Yes, you'll be an ogre, but also a good role model.
When you're at your wits' end, Sandbox thinks it may help—or at any rate, can't hurt—to think outside of your usual box.


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Clinical Advisory: Women with Rare Lung Disease Found to Also Have High Prevalence of Meningiomas, First Study to Document Tumor Connection; Possible Hormonal Cause
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
18 October 2001
Scientists at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that women with a rare lung disease known as LAM (lymphangioleiomyomatosis) have a high prevalence of meningiomas, a type of brain tumor.
The study, published in the October 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, is the first to document the extent of the association between LAM and meningiomas.
"These findings provide important new information on the nature of this disease and have implications for both the diagnosis and treatment of patients with LAM," said NHLBI Director Dr. Claude Lenfant.
The meningiomas were detected in an ongoing study of the natural history of LAM. LAM is associated with a rare genetic neurological disorder called tuberous sclerosis (TS). In an effort to determine whether patients with LAM also showed signs of tuberous sclerosis, NHLBI scientists performed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) brain scans on 250 women with the lung disease. They were looking for brain abnormalities called "tubers," one of the criteria for diagnosing TS. Unexpectedly, MRI scans revealed that 8 patients had meningiomas — a rate that far exceeds the 1 in 20,000 expected in the general population.
According to the investigators, it is not clear whether the meningiomas are caused by LAM itself, hormonal treatments for the disease — or a combination of the two. They note that the abnormal smooth muscle cells found in the lungs and other tissues of LAM patients produce certain growth factors that are believed to foster meningiomas. However, the possibility that the meningiomas have a hormonal cause has implications for the overall treatment of LAM.
Because LAM occurs primarily in women of childbearing age, it has been thought to be affected by hormonal factors. As a result, it has been commonly treated with the hormone progesterone.
However, studies have found that progesterone can stimulate growth of meningiomas. Anti-progestins (drugs that interfere with this hormone's action) have even been used to treat meningiomas.
"We cannot rule out the possibility that the high prevalence of meningiomas may be a result of both LAM and progesterone therapy," said Joel Moss, M.D., chief of NHLBI's Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine Branch and lead investigator of the study, which was conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Moss noted that although some of the women in the study had never been exposed to progesterone, low doses in contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy could have played a role in initiating the tumor or fueling its growth.
Moss and colleagues recommend using MRI to screen for meningiomas in LAM patients and if the tumors are found, they advise against the use of progesterone. The scientists also suggest that patients with meningiomas have yearly MRI scans to evaluate tumor growth. Surgery is the preferred treatment for these tumors which are slow-growing and rarely spread to other parts of the body.
An estimated 8,000 U.S. women have LAM, which is characterized by an unusual type of muscle cell that invades and obstructs the tissue of the lungs, including the airways, and blood and lymph vessels. Over time, these muscle cells interfere with the lung's ability to supply oxygen to the rest of the body. The progression of the disease varies among patients — as does survival, which may extend more than 20 years after diagnosis.
According to Moss, patients with LAM are often misdiagnosed, partly because many of the early symptoms are similar to other lung diseases. "A common symptom of LAM is shortness of breath, which is seen in other lung diseases such as asthma and emphysema. Other symptoms of LAM include chest pain and coughing up blood-stained sputum or blood," he said.
Moss noted that both spontaneous and inherited forms of LAM have been reported. LAM's connection to tuberous sclerosis has been documented and there is evidence that both diseases can have a common genetic basis.
To increase understanding about the clinical course of LAM, including its connection to tuberous sclerosis, Moss and colleagues at NHLBI are conducting research as part of an Institute-funded study of patients with LAM. Moss is actively seeking patients with LAM, including those who may have been diagnosed with TS.
To interview Dr. Joel Moss, contact the NHLBI Communications Office at (301) 496-4236.
For more information on LAM studies conducted on the NIH campus go to the following NIH website: //clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov. Information on the disease can be found at www.nhlbi.nih.gov.


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As Washington debates how to trim runaway federal budget deficits without going over a "fiscal cliff" of immediate tax increases and automatic spending cuts, special interest groups are mounting aggressive campaigns to make sure that they're not the ones who have to pay the price.
Defense companies, health care providers, public broadcasting and even national parks enthusiasts are warning that cuts to their interests would cost jobs and hurt consumers. Some say that all entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security should be off limits. So, too, should be federal aid to education. And tax breaks for contributions to charity. Others say the wealthy should shoulder the burden.
Several unions, including the Service Employees International Union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the National Education Association, launched an advertising campaign Tuesday in five states – Alaska, Colorado, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Virginia – urging tax increases on higher incomes. AARP, the massive group of older Americans, is planning a "Lobby Day" next month. And others are mobilizing.
Their key message is that the top tax rates on individual income above $200,000 and family income over $250,000 need to go up. They also want to ensure that entitlement programs – Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security – are protected in any kind of a "grand bargain" between President Barack Obama and Congress.
"We need a balanced approach to the nation's fiscal challenges which protects the benefits provided by these programs, continues the middle-class tax cuts, invests in job creation and asks wealthier individuals to pay their fair share," said Chuck Loveless, AFSCME federal government affairs director. The union wants Medicare, Medicaid and education protected from cuts .
AARP, one of the most powerful lobbying groups in Washington, is working to ward off any cut in benefits in the programs that aid the elderly and the poor.
"Our biggest concern is that the end-of-the-year debate may look to Medicare and Social Security to make cuts," said David Certner, AARP's legislative policy counsel. The possibilities on the table include reducing the cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits this year, raising Medicare eligibility from age 65 by one or two years, and requiring co-pays on some Medicare benefits.
Others are pushing for changes in those same programs.
In a letter to Congress signed by more than 200 businesses, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said that lawmakers should extend all of the expiring tax cuts, including those for income above $200,000, and turn instead to entitlement programs. "Our nation's entitlement programs are unsustainable. If we do not make sensible reforms, the programs will go bankrupt – and so will the nation," said the letter.
Meanwhile, the American Sustainable Business Council and Business for Shared Prosperity sent Congress a letter signed by 600 business owners, urging that the top rates go up.
"Contrary to what tax-cut defenders claim, job creation is driven by customer demand, not taxes," said Josh Knauer, president and CEO of Rhiza Labs, a Pittsburgh-based software company.
But taxing the wealthy has its downside, as several groups are arguing that limiting charitable deductions for the most well-to-do will hurt everything from the arts to education to relief efforts by the American Red Cross.
"We understand this idea of capping deductions is gaining some ground with both parties," said Geoff Plague, interim vice president for public policy at Independent Sector, an association that represents nonprofits. "Our message is that there ought not to be a cap because of the impact on charitable giving."
The Charitable Giving Coalition, representing more than 50 nonprofit organizations and charities, is taking to Capitol Hill on Dec. 5 during the lame-duck session of Congress to make the case for preserving the existing charitable deduction.
All of this leaves lawmakers with the task of weighing the special interests.
No member will concede that an interest group directly influences his or her vote. They all say they'll listen to anyone, but what they want is information.
"It's often hard to separate the politics from the presentation," said Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. "You can't avoid it; it's part of the life of being a member of a legislature."
They also see another motive in the pitches. "A lot are generating funds," said Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas.
Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, is one of the Senate's "Gang of Eight," four Democrats and four Republicans who have been working for years to craft a bipartisan budget deal.
Crapo said he approaches interest groups by first saying everything has to be on the table, including that group's interest. He looks at the "zero option," or eliminating a program, then will ask why it should be restored.
"Instead of taking 1,000 pages and going one by one, and having people saying 'Don't touch this,' they have to build it back in," he said. "It changes the dialogue. Instead of everybody being in opposition, they can offer a positive response."


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